Seventy four Reference Sites of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA) have been recognised by the European Commission in 2016 for their commitment to excellence in investing and scaling up innovative solutions for active and healthy ageing. The Reference Site Collaborative Network (RSCN) brings together the EIP on AHA Reference Sites awarded by the European Commission, and Candidate Reference Sites into a single forum. The overarching goals are to promote cooperation, share and transfer good practice and solutions in the development and scaling up of health and care strategies, policies and service delivery models, while at the same time supporting the action groups in their work. The RSCN aspires to be recognized by the EU Commission as the principal forum and authority representing all EIP on AHA Reference Sites. The RSCN will contribute to achieve the goals of the EIP on AHA by improving health and care outcomes for citizens across Europe, and the development of sustainable economic growth and the creation of jobs.

ADVANTAGE JA SERMAS Hospital de Getafe Spain

Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia of the Ministry of Health of Catalonia AquAs Barcelona Spain

Agency for Social Services and Dependency of Andalusia Seville Spain

Alsace Lorraine Champagne Ardenne Bureau Europe Grand Est Bruxelles Belgique

ANT Foundation Bologna Italy

Aprulia Region Research Innovation and Capacity Building department Bari Italy

Arsenàl IT Veneto's Research Centre for eHealth Innovation Venice Italy

Autonomous Province of Trento Health and Social Solidarity Department and TrentinoSalute4 0 Trento Italy

Biomedicine and Prevention Department University of Rome Tor Vergata Rome Italy

Bruno Kessler Foundation eHealth Unit and TrentinoSalute4 0 Trento Italy

Campania Councillor for European Funds Euromediterranean Basin and Youth Policies Naples Italy

Cap de Servei de Promoció de la Salut Direcció General de Salut Pública i Participació Palma de Mallorca Spain

Cardiology Rehabilitation Division Salvatore Maugeri Foundation IRCCS Institute of Lumezzane Brescia Italy

Care Management Unit Hausach Gesundes Kinzigtal GmbH Kizingtal Germany

Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra EIP AHA Reference Site Coimbra Portugal

CARSAT Montpellier France

Celal Bayar University School of Medicine Department of Pulmonology Manisa Turkey

Center for Biomedical Research CBMR Department of Biomedical Sciences and Medicine International Center on Ageing CENIE University of Algarve Portugal

Center for Gastrology School of Gastrologic Sciences and Primary Food Care Leuven Belgium

Center of Expertise in Primary Food Care Center for Research and Innovation in Care Antwerp Belgium

CENTICH Mutualité Française Anjou Mayenne Angers France

Centre de Vida Independent CVI Barcelona Spain

Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation School of Medicine UCC St Finbarr's Hospital Cork Ireland

Centre Hospitalier Valenciennes France

Centre of eHealth and Health Care Technology University of Agder Faculty of Engineering and Science Grimstad Norway

City of Oulu Oulu Finland

CMMC Milano Italy

Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Centro EIP AHA Reference Site Coimbra Portugal

Committee of Representatives of People with disabilities and their Families Region de Murcia Spain

Consejería de Presidencia y Participación Ciudadana Oviedo Spain

Coöperatie Slimmer Leven Eindhoven The Netherlands

Coördinator Zorgeconomie Fabrieken voor de Toekomst Brugge Belgium

Costa Cálida Cares Senior Tourism and Services Region de Murcia Spain

Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences University of Naples Federico 2 Naples Italy

Department of Epidemiology ASL Roma 1 Lazio Regional Health Service Roma Italy

Department of Geriatrics and Cardiovascular Medicine IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano Milano Italy

Department of Geriatrics Medical University of Lodz Healthy Ageing Research Centre Lodz Poland

Department of Geriatrics Montpellier University Hospital Montpellier France

Department of Health Social Services and Public Safety Northern Ireland Belfast UK

Department of Healthcare and Social Welfare Technology Specialist Oulu Finland

Department of Heart Surgery San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona Hospital Salerno Italy

Department of Med Hum Amsterdam University Medical Centers VU University NL

Department of Medical Sciences Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit University of Torino and Mauriziano Hospital Torino Italy

Department of Medicine and Surgery Geriatric Clinic Unit Department of Medicine Geriatric Rehabilitation University Hospital of Parma Italy

Department of Neurology School of Medicine University of Crete Heraklion Crete Greece

Department of Pediatrics Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Valencia Spain

Department of Physiology CHRU University Montpellier PhyMedExp INSERM U1046 CNRS UMR 9214 France

Department of Pulmonary Diseases Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine Istanbul Turkey

Department of Rheumotology University Hospital Montpellier France

Department of Social Services and Health Care Business Development HELSINGIN KAUPUNKI City of Helsinki Finland

Dept of Computer Science University of Cyprus Cyprus Greece

Development Department Region Norrbotten Sweden

DG Welfare Lombardy Region Italy

Division for Health Innovation Campania Region and Federico 2 University Hospital Naples Naples Italy

Division of Internal Medicine Asthma and Allergy Barlicki University Hospital Medical University of Lodz Poland

EIPonAHA Reference Site Collaborative network Head of EU and International Funding Health and Social Services Group Welsh Government Cardiff UK

Empirica Communication and Technology Research Bonn Germany

EU Consultant and Project Manager South Denmark European Office Brussels Belgium

EUROMOV EA 2991 Euromov University of Montpellier France

European Service Development Manager NHS 24 Glasgow UK

Faculty of Medicine University of Coimbra Portugal EIP AHA Reference Site

Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education University of Coimbra EIP AHA Reference Site Portugal

FIMMG Federazione Italiana Medici di Medicina Generale Milan Italy

Financial Range for Innovation Research International care and health sector; Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region Central Directorate for Health Social Health Integration Social Policies and Family Trieste Italy

Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region Central Directorate for Health Social Health Integration Social Policies and Family Trieste Italy

Galician Health Knowledge Agency Regional Ministry of Public Health of Galicia

GEWI Institute Regional Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing Köln Germany

Greater Manchester Ageing Hub Greater Manchester Combined Authority Manchester UK

Hacettepe University School of Medicine Department of Chest Diseases Immunology and Allergy Division Ankara Turkey

Head Chronic Disease Department Ministry of Health Ankara Turkey

Head of European Engagement NHS 24 Glasgow UK

Head of Programmes Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network Wakefield UK

Head of Research and Development International Foundation for Integrated Care and EIP on AHA B3 Action Group Chair Wolfson College Oxford UK

Head Unit Health Promotion and Screening; DG Welfare Region of Lombardy Milan Italy

Head Unit Plans and Projects; DG Welfare Region of Lombardy Milano

Health and Social Care Directorate ATS Città Metropolitana Milano Italy

Health Care Center Zagreb City of Zagreb AHA Reference site Zagreb Croatia

Health economist Region Skåne Sweden

Health Information System International Projects Lombardia Informatica SpA Milano Italy

Health Innovation Manchester Manchester UK

Health region CologneBonn Köln Germany

Health Research Board Clinical Research Facility Galway National University of Ireland Galway Ireland

Healthy Ageing Network Northern Netherlands Groningen The Netherlands

Helsinki Uusimaa Regional Council Helsinki Finland

Human technology Styria GmbH Graz Austria

IML Lombardy Medical Initiative Bergamo Italy

INCLIVA Valencia Spain

Information and Communication Sciences Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Spain

Information and R and D Officer Badalona Serveis Assistencials Badalona Spain

InnovaPuglia Inhouse ICT company of Regione Puglia and Reference Site Puglia WI FI Management Bari Italy

Innovation and new technologies Hospital de Barbastro Servicio Aragones de Salud Aragon Spain

Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences Faculty of Medicine University of Coimbra; Coimbra and EIP AHA Reference Site Coimbra Portugal

Institute of Health Policy and Management iBMG Erasmus University Rotterdam The Netherlands

Instituto Pedro Nunes EIP AHA Reference Site Coimbra Portugal

International Affairs and Public Procurement of Innovation Hospital Procurement Network Paris France

International Affairs OuluHealth Oulu Finland

IRES Institute for Economic and Social Research Piedmont Torino Italy

Kronikgune International Centre of Excellence in Chronicity Research Barakaldo Bizkaia Spain

Kyomed Montpellier France

LANUA International Healthcare Consultancy Down UK

Life Science Industries and Company Networks BusinessOulu Oulu Finland

LifeTechValley Life Sciences Incubator BioVille Diepenbeek Belgium

LISPA Milano Italy

Lombardy Cluster Technologies for Living Environments Lecco Italy

MACVIA France Fondation partenariale FMC VIA LR Montpellier France

Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research IRCCS; Clinical Pharmacology Geriatrics Internal Medicine Milano Italy

Medical Education Informatics; Lab of Medical Physics; Medical School; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece

Medical University of Graz Department of Internal Medicine Graz Austria

Medicine and Health Care Science Allilegi Community Based Organization for AD and Active Healthy Aging Heraklion Crete Heraklion Crete Reference Site Region Greece

Network Ecosystem BusinessOulu Oulu Finland

Newcastle University Operations Director National Innovation Centre for Ageing New Castle UK

Nursing School of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal

Odem dos Farmacêuticos Secção Regional do Centro EIP AHA Reference Site Coimbra Portugal

Oulu Health Labs Oulu Finland

Oulu University Center of Health and Technology Oulu Finland

Oulu University Faculty of Medicine Oulu Finland

Oulu University Hospital OYS Hospital District Oulu Finland

Palavas Occitanie France

Plans and Projects Unit DG Welfare Region of Lombardy Italy

R and D Unit Federico 2 University Hospital Naples Italy

Regional Health and Social Agency Emilia Romagna Bologna Italy

Regional Health Ministry Region de Murcia Spain

Regional Minister of Health Basque Region Bilbao Spain

Regional Ministry of Equality and Social Policies of Andalusia Seville Spain

Regional Ministry of Health of Andalusia Seville Spain

Regione Emilia Romagna Agenzia Sanitaria e Sociale Regional Health and Social Agency Emilia Romagna Reference Site of the European Innovation Partnership on Healthy and Active Ageing Bologna Italy and EU Commission Senior Public Health Expert

Research and Evaluation Department Municipality of Jérusalem Israël

Research and International Relations Department of Structural Biology Medical University of Lodz Lodz Poland

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden Division Safety and Transport Measurement Science and Technology Lund Sweden

Saxony Liaison Office Brussels Brussels Belgium

Scottish Centre for Telehealth and Telecare NHS 24 Glasgow UK

SIFMED Scuola Italiana Di Formazione E Ricerca In Medicina Di Famiglia Milan Italy

Social and Health Services Kuopio Finland

Social services and health care division Hospital rehabilitation and care services Southern service district City of Helsinki FINLAND

Sport Faculty University of Montpellier France

Tays Eye Centre Tampere University Hospital Pirkanmaa Hospital District Tampere Finland

Telbios SRL Milan Italy

The medical improving center Elbrus Zhytomir Ukraine

Tuscany Region Directorate Citizenship rights and social cohesion Firenze Italy

UCIBIO REQUIMTE Faculty of Pharmacy of University of Porto Porto4ageing Reference Site University of Porto PORTO Portugal

UCIBIO REQUIMTE Faculty of Sciences of University of Porto and Porto4Ageing Reference Site Porto Portugal

Unité Médico Economie Département de l'Information Médicale University Hospital Montpellier France

Université Grenoble Alpes Laboratoire HP2 Grenoble INSERM U1042 and CHU de Grenoble France

University Hospital Olomouc NTMC National eHealth Centre Olomouc Czech Republic

University of Deusto Bilbao Spain

University of Porto and Porto4Ageing Reference Site Porto Portugal

University of Tuebingen Steinbeis Transfercenter for Social and Technological Innovation Tuebingen Germany

University of Twente Biomedical systems and signal group telemedicine Twente The Netherlands

Veneto Region Mattone Internazionale Program Italy

VIMA INSERM U 1168 VIMA Ageing and chronic diseases Epidemiological and public health approaches Villejuif Université Versailles St Quentin en Yvelines UMR S 1168 Montigny le Bretonneux France Euforea Brussels Belgium and Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health Comprehensive Allergy Center Department of Dermatology and Allergy Berlin Germany

ZealandDenmark EU Health and Care affaires Copenhagen Denmark

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